Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24,298, Amos W Goodwin, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass.
Goodwin, Amos W. Eunice
W. 24,298
CONTENTS

No 11. 230 Maine
Amos Goodwin of York Co in the State of Maine who was a Pr in the Company commanded by Captain Holbrook of the Regt commanded by Col Foss in the Massachusetts Militia
7. No. Pr — 23. 33
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 23 — Dollars 33 — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 13 day of April 1833 and sent to B Palmer. Kennebec, Me
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 — 48. 66 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept 1833 — 11. 66
$ 58. 32
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book 8
J. P. Sprague — Clerk, Vol. 1 Page 18

1535
Maine
Eunice Goodwin,
widow of Amos Goodwin who was a Private
in the Ellars line
for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 22 Dollars & 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25th day of August, 1843. and sent to
E. E. Bourne Kennebunk Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A Vol. 1. Page 5.

Page 100-25-
Wid. death not in A. B

20 Amos Goodwin N o 2.770
No 51— Adm e 7 m ts Private $23.00 p d $1.50
Darius Palmer Kennebec Me

Maine District
Special District Court of the U. States
Pennebunk August 7. 1832
On this seventh day of August aforesaid personally appeared in open Court before the District Judge —
Admiral W. Goodwin a resident of Sanford in the county of York, and state of Maine, aged seventy seven years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following testimony in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
That he served as herein stated.
In the year 1775 I enlisted for three months at Berwick in the county of York and state of Maine in a company of Militia, commanded by Capt. Stephen Woodson, of Berwick, Gilbert Warren was Lieut. and James Goodwin was Ensign, of said company we marched to Portsmouth, N. H. and assisted in building Fort Sullivan, near Portsmouth, I continued at Fort Sullivan until it was completed. The company then went to Grimsby Point, in said county of York where we assisted in building Forts, until the expiration of the term, for which I enlisted, when I was discharged. About the first of December 1776 at Berwick aforesaid I enlisted for three months in a company commanded by Capt. Jonathan Herrick of said Berwick, Thomas Abbott was Lieut. and Jeremiah Libby Ensign, both of Berwick; Brigadier General — Johnson Morton Col. — John Frost, Lieut. Col. — Legrow, Major — Joseph Paine. The company marched from Berwick to Danbury, in the state of Connecticut and from there to Pitskill, in the state of New York this company remained at Pitskill and at different places in the vicinity of the North River, until the last of March 1778, at the expiration of the three months term I was discharged at Pitskill, aforesaid, but did not arrive home, but was not until the first of April 1778 I returned as soon as possible, it was four months from the time I enlisted until I returned home, I was in several skirmishes, with the enemy.
In 1779 I was drafted to go to Penobscot for three months , we marched from Berwick, under command of a non commissioned officer, whose name I do not recollect before our arrival, we met the army returning and returned with them, we were ordered to join

join the company of Capt. Samuel Sayer, Daniel Littlefield, nor Moyer, it was about three months  one month from the time I entered was drafted until my return.
I was born in Berwick the 20 th day of March 1855. I have no record of my age, I lived in Berwick until  when called into the service. I resided in Berwick until about 1785 when I removed to Sanford where I have lived ever since. In these three services mentioned I served as a soldier seven months in the Revolutionary War.
The hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Amos W. Goodwin
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open Court.
Before
Asahel Warr
} U. S. Judge for the District of Maine
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
I John Nussey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Amos W. Goodwin
And that Barnabas Palmer & George Hussey before whom the depositions of Daniel Sewall & Daniel Wise hereto annexed, were taken are Justices of the Peace duly qualified & the signatures thereto are the signatures of said Justices.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this seventh day of August 1832.
John Nussey Clerk
Maine District Court District Clerk's Office December 11. A.D. 1832
In testimony that George Hussey & Barnabas Palmer Esquires whose genuine signatures are to the annexed depositions, are Justices of the Peace duly qualified and that their official attestations are entitled to full faith and credit I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of office the day & year last above written.
John Nussey Clerk U. S. Courts

I Daniel Cooper of South Berwick in the County of York & State of Maine, testify and say that I am personally acquainted with Amos W Goodwin of Sanford in said County a revolutionary soldier
said Amos W Goodwin was a soldier in Captain Stephen Hodsdons company of Militia stationed at Portsmouth New Hampshire, or rather the principal part of the time on the eastern side of the Piscataqua river nearly opposite Portsmouth, engaged in erecting Fort Sullivan and other works of defence erected there for the defence of Portsmouth harbour & town, the service was performed in the summer or autumn of the year 1775. I know that this service was performed, I know the fact of its performance that season. I was a soldier in the same company, but the term of service might have expired before the commencement of autumn I think not however. that We enlisted for three months — Amos W Goodwin resided a neighbour to me in Berwick at the time of this enlistment & after his discharge that — from — I have always known him
The said Amos W Goodwin was also a soldier in Captain Jonathan Hamultons company in Col. Jos. Frost Regiment of Militia, from Massachusetts now Maine and stationed at and about Bucks Hill in the State of New York where he was discharged after having served three months This service ended in March 1777
I was also a soldier in the same company and know the facts here stated
Daniel Cooper
York ss November 29 th 1832 Then personally appeared the above named Daniel Cooper, a disinterested and credible witness and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed
Before me George Hussey Justice of the Peace

I Daniel Sewall, aged 77 years, testify and depose, that I served in the Regiment of Militia whereof John Frost was Colonel, as a Soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, from about the middle of December 1776, to the middle of March 1777, and that Amos Wallingford Goodwin served as a Soldier at the same time in Captain Jonathan Hamilton's Company in the same Regiment. — I was Quarter Master Serjeant in said Regiment, and assisted John Grant the Quarter Master in making up the pay rolls, and I know that the said Goodwin served out the term of three months, and was made up the pay roll for that term & some days over, and was discharged at Pechskill in the state of New-York.
Daniel Sewall.
State of Maine
York ss August 8 th 1832 Subscribed and sworn to before me
Darius D. Dorr
Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Daniel Sewall is a credible witness —
A. Palmer Justice of the Peace

I Daniel Wise of Kennebec in the county of York and state of Maine aged seventy three years do testify and say that, in the revolutionary war, in the year first of the war I was a volunteer in a company of Militia commenced by Captain Stephen Hobbson of Berwick in the county of York and state of Maine, then Massachusetts, that Amos W. Goodwin now resident of Sanford in the county of York and state of Maine was a soldier in said company, said Goodwin I think served three months
the company was engaged in building Forts at Nattany Point in the county of York and in building Fort Sullivan near Portsmouth New Hampshire
(Daniel Wise)
York So August 7 th 1832 Then the aforesaid Deponent was examined, cautioned and sworn agreeable to law to the deposition aforesaid by him subscribed, taken at the request of Deceased Amos W. Goodwin and to be used at the Pension Office of the United States for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of June 7 th 1832 said Wise is a disinterested and credible witness
George Messer Justice of the Peace

Eunice Goodwin Declaration of evidence

State of Maine
York County. ss. On this sixth day of August 1838 personally appeared before the Court of Probate for the County of York, Eunice Goodwin, a resident of Sanford in the County of York aged seventy years, who being duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838 entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows." That she is the widow of Amos W Goodwin, otherwise called Amos Goodwin, who was a soldier in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War, and who served as stated in his original declaration to obtain his pension under the law of 1832. Said Amos at the time of his enlistment was an inhabitant of Berwick.
She further declares that she was married to the said Amos W Goodwin, otherwise called Amos Goodwin on the twenty sixth day of February, seven hundred and eighty four — That her husband the aforesaid Amos Goodwin died at said Sanford on the twentieth day of March 1838. — That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January, seventeen hundred and ninety four — Said Amos was a Pensioner under the law of 1832 —
Witness E E Bourn
Eunice Goodwin
Sworn to and subscribed in open Court on the day and year above written
Wm. A. Hayes Judge of Probate York County, Maine

I Stephen Stevens of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine Husbandman do, on oath testify and declare that I have known Eunice Goodwin wife of Amos W Goodwin deceased from the time she was married more than fifty years ago - I further testify that Eunice Goodwin now living is the widow of said Amos, is the same person before named, never having been married since his decease - Stephen Stevens
State of Maine
York ss. Aug. 6. 1880 Personally appeared Stephen Stevens who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed -
Before me -
Edward E Bourn Justice of the Peace

I Isaiah Getchell of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine Husbandman do on oath testify and declare that I well knew Amos Goodwin of Sanford, other wise called Amos of Goodwin. I was present at his marriage with Eunice Getchell on the twenty sixth day of February over fifty years ago - I further testify that said Amos Goodwin died in March last at Sanford - that he was a Revolutionary pensioner and that Eunice Goodwin now living is his widow, never having been married since his death.
Isaiah Getchell
State of Maine
York County ss. Personally appeared Isaiah Getchell who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Before me
Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

226 Cunice Goodwin Pensioner widow of Amos.
Me
act of July 58-
5 years -
March 27 th 1886.
adm d Imo pri
23 33/100
deduct 20 March 38 he died - her pen: to commence 21. March 1838.
E.E. Bourne Esq
Kennebec
Me

I Nich l Gilman clerk of the Town of Wells in the County of York and State of Maine certify that under the head "Persons joined in Marriage" in the Records of said Town is the following, "Seventeen hundred and eighty six February twenty sixth Amos Wallingford Goodwin and Eunice Gatchel", and the same is a true copy of the Record, with the exception of the date which is expressed on the Record in fair legible figures as follows, "1786 Feb: 26 Amos Wallingford Goodwin & Eunice Gatchel". —
I Nich l Gilman above named depose and say that I hold the Office of Town Clerk in said Town of Wells in the County Town and State aforesaid, and that the above is a true extract from the Records of said Town with the exception above named as certified by me. —
Nich l Gilman clerk of the Town of Wells
State of Maine York County ss. July 31 1838. Personally appeared Nicholas Gilman who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed.
Before me Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

State of Maine.
York ss. I John Sheele Register of the Court of Probate within and for the county of York, being a Court of Record, here by certify that William A. Hages is Judge of said Court of Probate, and that Edward E. Bourne is a justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signatures to the papers herunto annexed and purporting to be theirs, are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Court, this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
John Sheele { Register of Probate York Co.

April 9, 1936
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BA-J/MCS
Amos W. Goodwin, W. 24298
Grace M. Tyler 387 Broadway Revere, Massachusetts
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your request for information relative to Revolutionary War soldiers, Amos Wallingford Goodwin, Job and Abraham Tyler.
Revolutionary War data furnished by this office are obtained from claims made to the United States for pension and bounty land based upon the military service of soldiers in that war. A careful search of the records fails to show such claims on file on account of the service of any Job Tyler or on account of the service of an Abraham Tyler who died April 4, 1815.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, W. 24298, based upon the Revolutionary War service of Amos Wallingford Goodwin.
This soldier was born March 20, 1755, in Berwick which then belonged to Massachusetts. The names of his parents were not given.
While a resident of Berwick he enlisted and served as private with the Massachusetts troops as follows: in the summer or fall of 1775, three months in Captain Stephen Hodsdon's company of militia; from about the first of December, 1776, three months in Captain Jonathan Hamilton's company in Colonel John Frost's regiment; in 1779, about one month in Captain Samuel Sawyer's company.
Amos Wallingford Goodwin was allowed pension on his application executed August 7, 1832, at which time he was living in Sanford, York County, Maine, having moved there from Berwick about 1795.

Amos Wallingford Goodwin died March 20, 1838, at Sanford, Maine.
He married February 26, 1786, Eunice Gatchell or Getchell and the marriage was recorded in Wells, Maine.
She was allowed pension on her application executed August 6, 1838, at which time she was living in Sanford, Maine, aged seventy years. She was still living there in 1843.
In 1838 one Isaiah Gatchell or Getchell was living in Wells, Maine, and stated that he was present at the marriage of Amos Goodwin with Eunice Gatchell or Getchell, relationship not shown.
The papers in this claim contain no further data relative to the soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

Mahe - 165
Eunice Goodwin, widow of Amos Goodwin, de. who was a pensioner under the Act of June 7: '32, and who died on the 20: March 1838 of York Co: in the State of Maine who was a Pen. in the Capt. commanded by Captain Hodgson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Frost in the Maine line for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 23 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 20th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 4th day of Sept. 1838, and issued to E. E. Bowdoin, Kennebec Co., Maine
Arrears to the 10th of Sept. — $ 10.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 mo. — 11.66
$ 21.66
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by R. Benning Clerk Book A — Vol. 1. — Page 18.

387 Broadway, Revere Mass 3v20 Mar 2, 1936
Veterans Pension Bureau Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen,
1. Have any Revolutionary War record of my g. great grand-father. Job Tyler , (Tilton) b. Feb 28, 1705, in Bofford, Mass, son of Job & Margaret Bradstreet Tyler. mar. Elizabeth Parker. He died in Rindge, N. H. June 1, 1777. He was a military man of that time 2. Any Revolutionary War record of my great grand-father Abraham Tyler , b June 9, 1735, son of Job & Elizabeth Parker Tyler, m. Abigail Stickney. died in Bradford Apr 4, 1815 3. Any Revolutionary of my great grandfather Amos Wallingford Goodwin , son of James & Margaret Wallingford Goodwin, b Apr 13, 1755 in Berwick, Mass (Maine) died Mar 20, 1838 in Sanford Maine. Moved to town of Sanford, 1796. His wife Eunice Estell Goodwin had a pension in 1840. She died May 2, 1845
Very sincerely Grace M. Tyler.

Rev  WIDOW, &c.
1936. Apr. 9. hist. to Grace A. Tyler. Mels
File No. 24298
Eunice Goodwin
Wid of
Amos Goodwin
Brn Mass - Lein
Act: Mar 3 rd 1843
Index:—Vol. A , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Amos Lordwin eLL act 7. June When fast fid! G.W.C.
Aug 29. 38
5% the 4 March 1838
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Have returned me Dec r 13-1852
J L Edwards Esqr
Sir
I return here with the the declarations and evidence in support of the claims of - Samuel M Jiffords - Benjamin Thompson - Saml Smith - Ephraim Wilds - Nathan Thompson - John Huff - David Hatch - Isaac Emery - David Duvell - Israel Hieff - Peteliah Perkins and Arias W Goodwin to a pension, explained by addition declarations and authenticated as I understood to be required by your letter of the 20th of October 1852, and the "briefs" which accompanied the cases of Isaac Emery and Peteliah Perkins under date of the 29th of November last. The other cases which were received with the letters before alluded to will hereafter be forwarded -
I sent you a few days since a list of the applicants whose papers I sent you in the month of August last and from which those cases sent herewith appear to have been taken. I have no intelligence from the others and if acted upon in any way I fear they may have been misdirected. The whole number I sent was sixty two. They were sent in two packages in the month of August last with a list in each numbered from 1 to 62 - according to the contents of the package -
Your obedt servt
Parrebas Palmer

1681 Eunice Goodwin
$23:33 per am
E.E. Bourne Kennebunk Maine.

State of Maine York County ss.
On this thirtyfirst day of April  May 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of York, Eunice Goodwin a resident of Sanford in the County of York, aged seventyfive years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 March 1843, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of Amos Goodwin, who was a private and served as stated in his declaration for a pension under the Act of 1832 - and that under the Act of July 7. 1838, she received a pension of twenty three dollars and thirty three cents - per annum -
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness
Geo. Hooper
Eunice Goodwin
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written - the said declarant being personally known to me - the word April having been erased, and May inserted before signing
Edward E. Boume Justice of the Peace

STATE OF MAINE,
York County, ss.
I, William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that Edward E. Bourne is an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that his commission was dated on the twentyfifth day of June A. D. 1847 and will expire on the twentyfifth day of June A. D. 1848 and that his signature above written is genuine.
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this first day of June A. D. 1843
Wm Hammond
Register of the Court of Probate for said County of York.